Continental Mapping Acquires Geographic Information Services (GISinc)

Bluestone Investment Partners Invests in Continental Mapping Consultants

March 10, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

Bluestone Investment Partners completed an investment in Continental Mapping Consultants, a Sun Prairie, Wisconsin-based geospatial data analytics and mapping solutions provider serving defense, intelligence, federal/state government and commercial customers. The company employs approximately 170 people and Bluestone intends to support growth through organic expansion and acquisitions and to expand the company's capabilities.

Continental Mapping Consultants Acquires TSG Solutions

October 20, 2020

Data & Analytics

Continental Mapping Consultants, a Bluestone Investment Partners-backed geospatial company, has acquired TSG Solutions, Inc., a Carlsbad-based provider of situational awareness, GIS services and proprietary software (ViSAR, SiteScene). The add-on acquisition strengthens Continental Mapping's national security and critical-infrastructure geospatial capabilities and expands its presence in California.

Spatial Business Systems Acquires GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc.

January 2, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Spatial Business Systems, a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, has acquired GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. (GSI), a provider of distribution design and vegetation management software for the power and utility industry. The add-on acquisition, which closed January 2, 2026, expands SBS’s intelligent design platform with GSI’s cloud-based Distribution Design Studio (DDS) and mobile Forester field offerings to better serve utilities and infrastructure customers across North America and Europe.

SSP Innovations Acquires 3-GIS

January 4, 2021

Telecommunications

SSP Innovations, a portfolio company of Warren Equity Partners, has acquired 3-GIS, a provider of geospatial back-office web and mobile products for the telecommunications industry. The acquisition (closed Dec. 23, 2020) adds 3-GIS's SaaS product suite to SSP's utility GIS and telecom offering as an add-on to expand capabilities and market reach.

NV5 Global Acquires GIS Solutions, Inc.

April 4, 2024

Data & Analytics

NV5 Global, Inc. (NV5) has agreed to acquire GIS Solutions, Inc., a Springfield, Illinois–based provider of enterprise GIS application development, cloud database design, data science, and project management services for state departments of transportation and utilities. The deal, paid with a combination of cash and stock, is expected to be immediately accretive to NV5 and expands NV5’s geospatial and cloud-managed data capabilities.

Global Infrastructure Solutions (GISI) Merges with GEI Consultants

May 16, 2022

Engineering Services

Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI) announced a merger with GEI Consultants, Inc., bringing GEI into the GISI family while allowing GEI to retain its brand and extend employee ownership. The transaction expands GISI’s Global Engineering and Consulting Platform and strengthens GEI’s capacity and footprint across North America.